Shampooing-hood.



. UNITED STATES' Patented October. 18, 1904.

*PATENT OFFICE.

SHAMPOOING-HOOD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,763, dated October1B, 1904.

Application filed April 27, 1904.

To @ZZ wiz/om it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. H. WAL- TERs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondagaand State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shampooing-Hoods; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. Y

My invention consists in the improved construction ofga shampooing-hood,fitting the head to, protect the face' and thel clothing and permittingthe washing and shampooing of the hair while thepatient sits in a normalposition in any convenient chair on which the hood is supported.

This invention is an improvement on the device of my United StatesLetters Patent No. 717,148.

The essential features of my invention are the hood, formed of arubbersheet having an oval opening arranged to fit the head, a suitablecurved margin around the front portion of the hood, forming a channelbetween it and the head, and a suitable means lfor supporting the hoodso. that the water will iiow away over the loose apron at the back.Reinforcing spring-wires secured to the sheet and arranged substantiallyin its plane are arrangedv to grip the head so that the edge of theopening will iit the head and fill its hollows, avoid-l ing thepossibility vof leaking. Two wires are essential; but I prefer to usethree, preferably made of spring-steel and attached throughout theirentire extent to the rubber sheet, as by vulcanizing. These wires andtheir peculiar forms are as follows:A The-crown wire, curved around theforehead and having its inwardly and forwardly extending ends bentslightly down to engage with the temples, the earwire, curved around theback of the head and having its inwardly and forwardly turned ends bentslightly up to engage with the head back of the ears, filling thosehollows and preventing the rubber sheet from falling on the ears, andthefsmaller neck-wire, curved around the neck and having its ends bentin a hori- .zontal plane to grip the sides of the neck. All

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of these wires have their ends which engage with the head cushioned by acovering of softer material, such as rubber tubing. Straps are securedto the hoods at about the ends of the neck-wire to hold the edge of theopening tight against the neck and to maintain the entire front portionof the hood in its convenv cate the corresponding parts in allithefigures.

Figure I is an isometric view of my improved hood shown in operativeposition on apatient. Fig. II is an enlarged plan of the rubber hood. Fig. III is a longitudinal section thereof, further enlarged. Figs. IV,V, and VI are respectively side elevations of the crown-Wire, theear-wire, and the neck-wire detached.l Fig. VII is an enlarged plan ofone end of the crown-wire detached, showing the application of thecushioning-tube toits end. Fig. yVIII is a vertical section through themargin of the hood. Fig. IX is a side elevation, with portions insection, of the guideplate andmeans for supporting it on the chair. Fig.X is a rear elevation of a portion of the preceding figure enlarged.Fig. XI is a rear elevation of a portion of Fig. IX, further enlarged,with portions shown in section.

In the figures, l indicates the sheet or the hood, made of any suitableelastic waterproof material, but preferably of pure gum-rubber,

vhaving a curved margin formed around its front by a perpendicular band3, whose rear ends areprovided with protruding end wires 4. 4., fittingsockets 5 5 on. theguide-plate,

. whereby the weight of the hood is supported on the guide-plate and aninand-out adjustment permitted to a limited extent,-so that the hood maybe smoothly adjusted to accommodate patients of different sizes, stoutor thin, and having larger and smaller heads.

This marginal band 3, like all the metallic parts, is preferably coveredwith rubber and IOO forms a trough or channel 7 between it and the hoodto receive the water and to deliver it into the loose integral apron 8at the rear resting on the inclined guide-plate, whence ythe water flowsinto any convenient receptacle.

A characteristic feature and important improvement of my presentinvention are the reinforcingwires, whose elastic cushioned ends gripthe head and hold the loose edge of the oval opening .snug and firmagainst the head at all points, exposing all the hair to be cleansed,but absolutelyT preventing any leakage or escape of water or lather ontothe clothing or into the eyes, nose, 85e., and permitting ,the hair tobe cleansed and rinsed while the patient is sitting in a normal positionin the chair without removing any of his or her clothing and Without thediscomfort of rising and leaning over a basin, 85e. The crown-Wire andthe ear-wire are the more important; but 1 prefer also to use a shorterneck-wire and straps attached to the end thereof to draw the rearportion of the edge into the neck and to maintain the front of the hoodin elevated position when in use, as best shown in the drawings.

10 is the crown-wire, curved around the fo rehead at a little distancetherefrom and having its cushioned ends 11 11 turned in and forward andbent slightly down to about the hair-line of the temples, the better togrip and fill the hollows at that point. r1`he earwire 18 is arrangedsimilarly in a curve around the back of the head, with its cushionedends 111 14 turned in and forward and bent slightly up to hold the edgeof the opening close down over and behind the ears to fill those hollowsand also to hold the rubber sheet up from the ears. The third or neckwire 16 is shorter ,and commonly somewhat less than a semicircle, havingangular ends 17 17 bent in and out, as shown in the drawings, to engagewith the sides of the neck to fill the hollows therein. The form ofthese wires is best shown in Figs. 11 to V11. These wires are made ofspringsteel or other resilient material to grip the head with a gentlebut suiicient pressure and are secured to one surface of the rubbersheet by means of extra reinforcing-strips 18 18, Which are vulcanizedin position. The ends of these wires are cushioned by bits of tubing 20or in other suitable way, so as to exert pressure that will be notunpleasant to the patient.

At the rear of the opening a single pair of straps 22 is secured to thesheet at about the ends of the neck-wire and is provided with a buttonor other fastening means and a iap or guard 23 to protect the patienttherefrom, whereby the back of the hood is held in against the neck andthe entire hood maintained in suitable inclined position, as aforesaid.

r1`he opening of oval form is provided with a loose edge 25 within theends of the wires, preferably reinforced by three or four thicknesscs ofrubber, which is best shown in Fig. V11, as it rests above the brows andextends over and down back of the ears and around the neck, followingthe contour of the head, so as to expose all the hair above the hoodthat it may be conveniently washed. It is desirable to so set the hoodon the head that this edge will turn up, as shown in Fig. lll, thebetter to insure against leaking'.

As shown in Fig. V111, the frontnuirgin o f the hood may be formed bythe wire 2d, having the integral ends L1 4. Around this wire is bent thelower edge of the band 3, which is then covered and protected by therubber covering 27 and secured to the front edge of the sheet 1.

The guide or trough plate carrying the hood is preferably secured on achair 3l), to which may be screwed or clamped the arm 31, having asocket 32 and set-screw 33 to receive and support the rod 34., so thatthe guideplate carried on the rod may be adjusted at any desirableheight.

At 36 is a loose joint permitting the guideplate and hood to follow thehead the patient turns naturally from side to side, thus avoidingconstraint and distortion of the head during the operation.

Clamping-plate 38 on the upper end of the rod is clamped by thumb-screw39 against the friction-plate 40, to which the guide-plate isimmediately attached, thus permitting a suitable angular adjustment ofthe guide-plate.

To use my invention, the screws are loosened and the hood set on thehead ofthe patient, sitting in normal position, with the edge of theopening upwardly turned, whereby the hood is fixed in normal positionwith the proper vertical, angular, and lateral adjustment, in which itis maintained securely by thc tightening of the screws until theoperation is completed.

Myinvention has proved very successful in practical operation,the sheetbeing maintained rigidly and snugly against the head and yet with agentle pressure. Freedom of movement is permitted tothe wearer,and thehood is firmly sustained without danger of being forced down by theweight of the water.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. 1n a shampooing-hood, the combination with two substantiallysemicircular rein forcing-wires, having inwardly-bent ends to engagewith the sides of the head and arrangial respectively at the front andrear of the head, of a sheet of elastic waterproof material secured tosaid wires and having an opening for the head, a vertical margin aroundthe front ofthe sheet and a suitable support for the hood.

2. 1n a shampooing-hood, the combination with aerown-wire extendingaround the forehead at a distance therefrom and having in- IOO llO

wardly-extending ends to engage with the temples, of an ear-wireextending around the back of the head ata distance therefrom and havinginwardly-extending ends to engage with the sides of the head back of theears, a rubber sheet secured to said wires and having an opening for thehead, a curved marginal band secured to the front of the sheet, and asupport for the hood.

3. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with two substantiallysemicircular reinforcing-wires, having inwardly-bentv ends to engagewith the sides of the head and arranged respectively at the front andrear of the head, of a sheet of elastic waterproof material secured tosaid wires and having an opening' for the head, a substantially rigidcurved band forming a margin secured to the front of the sheet, asuitable support for the hood, and means for detachably connecting thehood to the support.

4. In a shampooing-hood, the combination *with a curved crown-wireextending around the forehead at a distance therefrom and havsecured tothe front of the sheet and a support for the hood.

5. In a shampooing-hood, thel combination` with a curved crown-wireextending around the forehead at a distance therefrom and having itsrear ends first inwardly turned, then forwardly turned and slightlyAdownwardly bent to engage with the temples, of a curvedear-wireextending around the back of the head at a distance vtherefromand having its front ends first inwardly turned, then forwardly turnedand slightly upwardly bent to engage with the sides of the head back ofthel ears, a rubber sheet secured to the wires and having an opening forthe head and a rearwardly-extending loose apron, a substantially rigid,curved marginal band secured to the front of the sheet, around thecrown-wire and at a small distance therefrom, a support for the hood andmeans connected to the marginal band for detachably and adjustablysustaining the hood on the support.

6. In a sham peeing-hood, the combination with two substantiallysemicircular reinforc-4 ing-wires, having inwardly-bent ends to engagewith the sides ofthe head and arranged respectively at the front andrear of the head, of a sheet of elastic waterproof material secured tosaid wires and having an opening lfor the head, a curved band forming amargin having inwardly-extending ends to engage with the sides of theheadback of the ears, a

' rubber sheet secured to said wires and having an opening .for thehead, and a curved' marginal band secured to the front vof the sheet andarranged aroundv the front'of the head the sides of the neck, a sheet ofelastic waterproof material secured to said wires and provided with anopening for the head, a vertical margin around the front of the sheetand a suitable support for the hood.

9. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with two vsubstantiallysemicircular reinforcing-wires, having inwardly-bent ends to engage withthe sides of the head and arranged respectively at the front and rear ofthe head, a third wire arranged within the rear wire and` havinginwardly-bent ends to engage with the sides of the neck, a sheet ofelastic waterproof material secured to s aid wires and having an openingfor the head, a curved band forming a margin secured to the front of thesheet, a loose integral apron on the. rear of the sheet, and a suitablesupport for the hood.

. 10. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with two substantiallysemicircular reinforcing-wires, having inwardly-.bent ends to en?v gagewith the sides of the head and arranged respectively at the front'andrear of the head, of a smaller wire arranged within the rear wire andhaving ends arranged-to engage' with the sides of the neck, a sheet ofelastic waterproof material secured to said wires and having an openingfor the head, a curved band forming a vertical margin secured to thefront of the sheet, a single pair of straps secured to the sheet atabout the ends of the smaller wire,

and a suitable support for the hood.

ll. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with a crown-wire extendingaround the forehead at a distancev therefrom, and havinginwardly-extending ends to engage with the temples, of an ear-wireextending around the back of the neck at a distance therefrom and havinginwardly-extending ends to engage with the sides of the head back of theears,- a-smaller IOO neck-wire arranged within the ear-wire andhaving.inwardly-extending ends to engage with the sides of the neck, arubber sheet secured to said wires and having an opening for the head, acurved marginal band secured to the front of the sheet, and a supportfor the hood.

12. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with a crown-wire extendingaround the forchead at a distance therefrom and having inwardly-extending ends to engage with the tem ples, of an ear-wire extendingaround the back of the head at a distance therefrom and havinginwardly-extending ends to engage with the sides of the head back of theears, a smaller curved third wire arranged within the rear wire andhaving ends inwardly turned to engage with` the sides of the neck, arubber sheet Vsecured to said wires and having an opening for the head,a loose edge to the sheet arranged within the wire ends around theopening, a curved marginal band secured to the front of the sheet, and asupport for the hood.

13. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with a crown-wire extendingaround the forehead at a distance therefrom and havinginwardly-extending ends to engage with the temples, of an ear-wireextending around the back of the head at a distance therefrom and havinginwardly-extending ends to engage with the sides of the head back of theears, a smaller curved third wire arranged within the rear wire andhaving ends inwardly turned to engage With the sides of the neck, saidwires being arranged in substantially the same plane, arubber sheetsecured to said wires and having an opening for the head, a curvedmarginal band secured to the front of the sheet, a loose integral apronon the rear of the sheet, and a support for the hood.

14. In a sham peeing-hood, the combination with a crown-wire extendingaround the forehead at a distance therefrom and havinginwardly-extending ends to engage with the temples, of an ear-wireextending around the back of the head at a distance therefrom and havinginwardly-extending ends to engage with the sides of the head back of theears, a smaller third wire arranged within the rear wire and having endsinwardly turned to engage with the sides of the neck, a rubber sheetsecured to said wires and having an opening' for the head, a curvedmarginal band secured to the front of the sheet, a pair of v.strapssecured to the sheet at about the ends of the third wire, and a supportfor the hood.

15. In ashampooing-hood, the combination with a curved crown-wireextending around the forehead at a distance therefrom and hav ing itsrear ends first inwardly turned, then forwardly turned and slightlydownwardly bent to engage with the temples, of a curved ear-Wireextending around the back of the head at a distance therefrom and havingits front ends first inwardly turned, then forwardly turned and slightlyupwardly bent fo engage with the sides of the head back of the ears, asmaller curved neck-wire arranged within the earwire and havinginwardlycurved endsto engage with the sides of the neck, a rubber sheetsecured tothe wires and having au opening for the head and a.rearwardly-extcnding loose apron, a curved band forming a verticalmargin, secured to the front of the sheet and extending` around thefront of the head outside of the crown-wire, a pairof straps attached tothe sheet at about the ends of the neck-wire, a fastener on the straps,a guide-plate rearwardly arranged on the hood and having sockets on itsfrontends, and rearwardly-protruding ends on the band to engage withsaid sockets.

16. In a shampooing-hood, a rubber hood having an opening to fit thehead and wires embedded in and connected to the rubber to hold the hoodsnug tothe head and form a. channel around its front portion, of asupporting guide-plate and means to attach the hood thereto, afriction-plate secured to the under surface of the guide-plate, acorrespoluling cla1n11)ing-plate fitted to the friction-plaie andsupported to turn freely on the upper end of a rod, a set-screw fittedto the clanwing-plate and friction-plate and adapted to clamp themtogether, the rod, an integral arm and sleeve adapted to be secured to achair-back and to receive the rod, and a thumb-screw in the sleeve tosecure the rod therein and maintain the guide-plate at an :uljustableheight.

17. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with two substantiallysemicircular rein forcing-wires, having inwardly-bent ends to engagewith the sides of the head and arranged respectively at the frontandrear of the head, of a sheet of elastic waterproof material secured tosaid wires and having an opening for the head, a curved band forming avertical margin secured to the front of the sheet, rearwardly-protrudingends on the band, a curved guide-plate rearwardly arranged on the hoodand having' sockets at its-front to receive the protruding ends, afriction-plate secured to the under surface of the guide-plate, acorresponding clamping-plate fitted to the frictionplate and supportedto turn freely on the upper end of a rod, aset-screw fitted totheclamping-plate and friction-plate and adapted to clamp them together,said rod, an integral arm and sleeve adapted to be secured to achair-back and to receive the rod, and a. thumbscrew in the sleeve tosecure the rod therein and maintain the guide-plate at an :ulinstableheight.

18. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with a curved crown-wireextending around the forehead at a distance therefrom and having itsrear ends first inwardly turned and then forwardly turned and slightlydown wardly bent to engage with the temples, of a curved ear-wireextending around the back IOO IIO

of the -head at a distance therefrom and having its front ends firstinwardly turned and then forwardly turned and slightly upwardly bent toengage with the sides of the head back of the ears, a rubber sheetsecured to the wires and having an opening for the head and arearwardly-extending loose apron, a curved marginal bandsecured to thefront of the sheet, rearwardly-protruding ends on said band, aguide-plate having sockets to receive Said protruding ends,afriction-plate secured to the under surface of the guide-plate, acorresponding clamping-plate fitted to the friction-plate and supportedto turn freely on the upper end of a rod, a set-screw fitted to theclamping-plate and friction-plate and adapted to clamp them together,said rod,v an integral arm and sleeve adapted to be lsecured to achair-back and to receive the rod, and athumbscrew in the sleeve tosecure the rod therein and maintain the guide-plate at an adjustableheight.'

19. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with a substantiallysemicircular wire of larger diameter than the head, arranged atl thefront of the hood and having its rearwardly-arranged ends turnedinwardly substantially at right angles to the body of the wire and thenturned forwardly substantially at right angles to the inwardly-turnedbent portions and bent slightly downwardly to engage with the temples,of asubstantially semicircular ear-wire of a similar diameter to thecrown-wire, to be arranged at the rear'of the head and having itsforwardly-arranged ends turned inwardly substantially at right angles tothe body of the wire, and then turned forwardly substantially at rightangles to the turned-in portions and bent slightly upwardly to engagewith the head back of the ears, a smaller curved neck-wire arrangedwithin the earwire and having its ends bent in to engage with the sidesof the neck, said wires having pieces of rubber tubing arranged on theirends engaging withthe head, a rubber sheet.

secured to said wires, and formed with an oval opening to lit the headand a loose reinforced edge around the opening within the wire ends, avertical substantially rigid, marginal band secured to the front of thesheet outside of the crown-wirel and having rearwardly-protrudingends, asingle pair of straps secured to thesheet at about the ends of theneckwire and fastening means on the straps, a curved guide-plate havingsockets on the front of its side edges fitted to receive the protrudingends, an integral loose apron on the sheet resting on the plate, andmeans to support the guide-plate at an adjustable height and angle on asuitable support. v

20. In a shampooing-hood, the combination with a substantiallysemicircular wire of larger diameter thanthe head, to be arranged at thefront of the head and having its rearwardlyarranged ends turned inwardlysubstantially at right angles to the body of the wire and then turnedforwardly substantially at right angles to the inwardly-turned portionsand bent slightly downwardly to engage with the s u bstantially the sameplane and having pieces of rubber ltubing arranged on their endsengaging with the head,va rubber sheet, reinforcing-strips ofrubbercemented to one surface of the sheet and securing thewires betweenthem and the body of the sheet, so that the whole of said wires arecovered by the rubber, said sheet being formed with anoval opening tofit the head and a loose reinforced edge around the opening within thewire ends, a' curved reinforcing-wire arranged around the front of thesheet outsideof the crownwire, and having rearwardly-protruding ends, avertical metallic band secured to said rein- -forcing-wire, a rubbercovering said reinforcing-wire and band by which they are secured to thesheet, a single pair of straps secured to the Linder surface of thesheet at about the ends of the neck-wire and fastening means on thestraps, a curved guide-plate having'soclets on the front of its side'edges fitted to receive the protruding wire ends, au integral looseapron on the sheet resting on the plate and means to support theguideplate at an adjustable height and angle on a suitable support.

21. In ashampooing-hood, the combination with a substantiallysemicircular wire of larger diameter than the head, arranged at thefront of the head, and having its rearwardly-arranged ends turned'inwardly substantially at right'angles to the body of the wire, and thenforwardly substantially at right angles to the inwardly-turned portionsand slightly downwardly to engage with the temples, of a substantiallysemicircular ear-wire of a similar diameter tothe crown-wire, to bearranged at the rear of the head, and having its forwardly-arranged endsturned inwardly sub- -stantially at right angles to theV body of thewire, and then forwardly substantially at right angles to said turned-inportions and bent slightly upwardly to engage with the head back of theears, a smaller curvedV neck-wire arranged within the ear-wire andhaving its ends bent in and then out in the plane of the body of thewire, to engage with 'the neck, said wires being arranged insubstantially the IOO sarne plane and having pieces of rubber tubing`arranged on their ends engaging with the head, a rubber sheet,reinforcing strips of rubber cemented to one Surface of the sheet andsecuring the Wires between thern and the body of the sheet, so that theWhole of said wires are covered by the rubber, said sheet being formedwith an oval opening to fit the head and a loose reinforced edge aroundthe opening Within the Wire ends, a curved reinforc ing-Wire arrangedaround the front of the Sheet outside of the crown-wire, and havingrearwardly-protruding ends, a vertical metallic band secured to Saidreinforcing-wire, a rul ber covering' for said reinforcing-Wire and bandby which they are secured to the sheet, a pair of straps secured to thesheet at about the ends of the neek\vire, and a fastening means tosecure the straps around the neck, a curved guide-plate having socketson the front of' its side edges {itted to receive the protruding wireends, an integral loose apron on the Sheet resting on the plate, afriction-plate secured to the under surface ol the guideplate, acorresponding clamping-plate litted to the friction-plate and supportedto turn freebv on the upper end of a rod, a set-screw litted to theclamping-plate and friction-plate and adapted to clamp them together,the rod, an integral arm and sleeve adapted to be sccured to achair-back and to receive the rod, and a thumb-screw in the Sleeve toengage with the rod therein and maintain the guideplate at an adjustableheight.

1n testimony whereof l ailix my leignal'ure in presence of twowitnesses.

'ILLIAM J'. ll. lYAL'llChS, VitnesseS:

C. (l. SononNneN, M. B. Snrrn.

